Ancestry of
Anderson Cooper

Television Journalist

William M. Anderson

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• • Great-grandfather of Anderson Cooper — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 10 
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  • Birth Date:
  • 28 Nov 1877 
  • Birth Location:
  • Mississippi 
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  • Death Date:
  • 29 Apr 1953 
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  • Burial Location:
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery, Laurel, Jones, Mississippi 
  • Spouse Name:
  • (Sarah) Annie Campbell
  • Marriage Date:
  • 23 Dec 1895 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Clarke County, Mississippi 
  • Child:

  Jennie Almones Anderson (Ahnentafel No:5 )

• Sources for William M. Anderson

  • ¹ Federal Census, MS, Clarke County, 1910, Quitman, E.D. 1, Sheet 27A, Image 44 of 83.
  • ² Federal Census, MS, Clarke County, 1940, Quitman, E.D. 12-2, Sheet 16A, Image 31 of 52.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 12/02/2014).
  • ⁴ Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935, Marriage record for William Anderson and Annie Campbell.

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